Mirror



Nov. 24, 1925. l 1,563,018

G. F. COLBERT vl-:T AL

MIRROR Filed Sept. 13, 1921 'INVENT' RS.

UNITEOSTATES [PATENT OFFICE. l

GEORGE E.' OOLBERT AND WILLAM H. OOLBEET, OE rrr'rsonon, PENNSYLVANIA.

MIRROR.

Application mea september 13, 1921; serial No. 500,290.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that we, GEORGE F. COLBERT and VILLIAM H. COLBERT, citizens of the United-States, and residents of Pittsburgh,

in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful ,Improvement in Mirrors; and we do hereby declare the following. to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

`Our invention relates to mirror supports and it hasl special reference to rear-view au'- tomobile mirrorswliich are attached in convenient position at thevfront of the car so that the driver can obtain a View of the roadwayin the rear. It will be understood, however, that our invention is not limited to this particular purpose.

Thel object of our invention is toimprove the construction of mirrors that are to be exposed to severe conditions of handling and vibration by protecting the back of the mirror with a waterproof backing of sheet material. v

In the accompanying. drawing the figure is an edge view of a mirror made in accordance with our invention.

4 The mirror ma be held in asuitable holder (not shown, and'is provided with a waterproof backing of sheet material. This backing is shown at 29, and may consist of leather, leatherette, paperette, waterproof cloth, or any other suitable material attached to the whole rear surface -of the mirror by means Vof an adhesive which is preferably of -a waterproof nature. We are aware Athat mirrors have been backed with paint and other liquid coating compositions, but we believe that We are the first to provide a mirror for use on automobiles and in other places where moisture is encountered, having a waterproof backing which protects the mirror from being damaged by dampvness, and also protects the occupants of the automobile from being injured if the mirror is shattered in a collision or other accident.

We claim as our invention:

A mirror for use on' automobiles and for similar purposes lconsisting of sheet glass having a retlectin coating on its rear sur- 'face and a protective backing of'waterproof 50 lsheet material applied to the said reecting surface by means of a waterproof adhesive, the said sheet material being-substantially coextensive with the said rear surface.

In testimony whereof, we, the said GEORGE F. COLBERT and WILLIAM H. COLBERT, have \hereunto set our hands.

GEORGE iF. OOLBEET. V.WILLLLuw H. COLBERT. 

